Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-08
THOMAsvILLEs GAY SEASON.
Some of the Wealthy and Promi-
nent Visitors to the Town.

THoMAsVILLE, April 7.-As the pres
ent season here has witnessed larger
crowd of visitors than ever before, so
among the great number who have been
and are still lingering in town there are
some gentlemen OF national prominence
in whose movements the public are moro
or less interested, both IN commercial and
political circles. Many OF them have
visited Thomasville before, and 80 pleased
are they with the climate that they have
this winter bought property, improved IT,
and express determination to make this
their future home for six months in the
| year at least. There may be mentioned
Charles II. Macy, a prominent New
Yorker OF great wealth. Mr.. Macy, q
day or so ago, purchased lot on Rem
ington avenue for $26, 900, and!will at once
erect thereon handsome dwelling
Il. III. Day, a Boston banker, owns a
fine residence adjoining the lot bought by
| Mr.. Macy. The most beautiful home on
| Dawson street, the prettiest street IN the
city, is owned and occupied by Mr.. &. W.
| Lapham, a Chicago merchant or great
wealth and prominence. | name these
three simply because they represent lead
ing men from the three largest cities in
| the North, East and West. Scores of
others could be- mentioned, some OF whom
have bought and others are contemplating
| doing SO. Among some Of the big men
| who don't own property here but visit
| Thomasville, some OF whom are now in
the city, are:
Mr.. r. I. Wilson, of New
York, banker and perhaps the most
prominent railroad man to-day in the
United States. He Is interested in the
Sully syndicate, which 1t was thought
had scooped the Baltimore and Ohio sys-
| tenn.
Ex-Gov. II. Luddington, OF Wis
consin, and family have been tor
some time enjoying the delightful breezes
| from the plny woods, but left few days
since.
Hon. Oscar Turner, ex-Member of Con-
| gress from Kentucky, and Hon. Levi
Maish, Congressman from Pennsylvania,
are both in the city.
Mr.. George Sturgiss, President of the
! Northwestern National Bank of Chicago,
| the largest bank in that city, is here.
Mr.. A. Il. Putnam, prominent Wall
street broker, visited Thomasville.
Mr.. Ii. Dunlap, OF hat fame, and Mr..
| Walls, former President of the Park Com
mission OF New York city, are in the city.
Mr.. V. b. Shipman, President OF the
ShipmaD Manufacturing Company, OF
Chicago, the largest white lead manufac-
turing company In the West, Judge
| IL. haze, one OI Lu6 ldTkeSb Etdl esbhl6
owners IN St. Paul, Mr.. G. M. McGhee,
President OF the Memphis and Charleston
railroad, and Hon. Joseph K. Brown, OF
Georgia, who says he would buy cot
tage here il he had the money.
DR.. j. L. Metcalfe, professor in the
New York College Of Physicians and Sur
geons and a physician of large practice
and high standing, has not left the
Mitchell. DR.. Metcalfe, by the way, has
! Just purchased farm near here OF 5000
acres, which he intends beautIfy1ng and
converting into hunting ranch.
These are not One-tenJh of the promi-
nent men who have visited here this win
ter, but only those whose names now oc-
cur to your correspondent.
Every hotel and boardIng-house this
season has been packed to it's utmost CO.
pacity, and the two leading hotels have
cleared $500 day since Feb. l. Notwith-
standing the fact that this
place already has two OF
the largest and best kept hotels In To G
South, besides many smaller ones, 1t is
very evident that as long as she holds the
reputation she now has, another and
larger hotel must be built.